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501. 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

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Leonard Sweet

... " (v.28). Likewise, he sets the stage for his assertions in chapter 14 that the gift of prophecy should be viewed as more valuable to the health of the community than the continued expression of tongues especially if it is present without the accompanying ... gift of interpretation. Paul intends a less vaunted view of the gift of tongues than some of these Corinthians by relegating that particular gift to last on the list he gives ...

502. Genesis 32:22-31

Genesis 32:22-31

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Leonard Sweet

... . Drawing on the other images of oaths taken by "put your hand under my thigh" (Genesis 24:2; 47:29), as well as on some possible grammatical indications, these scholars conclude that this fateful punch was delivered to Jacob's genitals. Advocates of this view see all sorts of procreative imagery in this blow, finding Jacob's future as the father of Israel dependent upon his submission to Yahweh and the divine plan. Still, this interpretation paints a pretty tawdry picture of God, a deity reduced to giving ...

503. Matthew 16:13-20

Matthew 16:13-20

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Leonard Sweet

... for Peter alone, or for the larger community, the church? Again, this is historically part of a Catholic/Protestant debate. But as scholars have increasingly seen Peter himself as the only topic of Jesus' blessing and naming, they have been more inclined to view verse 19 in terms of the greater messianic community, the church that Jesus had just established. Numerous scholars from all confessions have begun to see the investiture of the "keys" to Peter as being on behalf of the church, not based on his ...

504. Philippians 1:21-30

Philippians 1:21-30

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Leonard Sweet

... can assert that "dying is gain." Still, the particulars of Paul's theological inferences are not completely clear. Some scholars suggest that with this declaration Paul reveals his belief in a kind of "individual parousia" for those who suffer a martyred death. In this view, the "gain" Paul speaks of is assumed to be his own resurrection and consequent ascension to be fully with Christ. But Paul's oft-repeated faith in the imminent return of Christ - of a dramatic and "once-and-for-all" resurrection of the ...

505. The Golden Gate

John 10:1-21

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Mike Ripski

... Peter 2:9, the epistle-writer says to the early Christians, “but you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood…. Once you were no people, but now you are God’s people.” You are a royal priesthood. He says, “God has anointed your head with oil.” God views you as royalty. Your baptism speaks the truth about God’s relationship with you: “You are God’s own, God’s beloved, and God is very pleased with you.” You may not feel like royalty. But how you feel is not what matters. What matters is how ...

506. What about Laws and Rules?

Matthew 5:17-20

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Mike Ripski

... an end, what God intends as a gift into a burden, what God intends to bless into what curses. It’s all about theology. About how you understand God and God’s relationship with the world, with the past, present, and future, and with humankind. If God is viewed as a Law-Giver, a Law-Enforcer, and Judge, then our life will consist of learning the laws, teaching the laws, enforcing the laws, judging those who break the laws, and punishing the guilty. That was the theology I grew up with. God was a “gotcha ...

507. Proper 15

John 6:25-59, 1 Kings 2:1-12, 1 Kings 3:1-15, Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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John R. Brokhoff

... is to become a part of us. 2. Is (v. 55). "My flesh is food ... my blood is drink." The word is not "seems" nor "represents;" the word is "is." Is this the basis for the view that the bread of holy communion is the real, physical body of Jesus? This is known as transubstantiation. Not many can accept this view. Nor can many accept the view that the bread of holy communion is only a symbol of the reality of Christ's body. By the word "is" Jesus meant to say that he was really and truly in the bread but in ...

508. Are You In The Know?

John 10:27-29

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James Merritt

... than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand." (John 10:27-29, NASB) Now if the biblical world view is true, then we can know God personally. We can know God eternally and we can know that we know God now and forever. I find ... 39, NASB) Now we get to the bottom line about God, a relationship to God, our knowledge of God and life itself. Even though a biblical world view tells me that there is truth and that all truth is God's truth and that I can know both God and truth, the truth of ...

509. Holy Extravagance

John 12:1-8

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Donald Charles Lacy

... . Despite those who parade a philosophy of the natural goodness of humankind, original sin seems to be about as lethal as it ever was. Those well-meaning souls who think human nature is continuing to get better had best look again. This is not a pessimistic view. It is realistic and finds its source in holy scripture. Admittedly, we have come a long way in racial and gender equality. Yet, even then, we forget or refuse to admit that our primary goal is to accept the fact that everyone is equally important ...

510. God IS In The Ordinary

Romans 12:1-2, 9-21

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... want to know they can be forgiven. Tyler Perry is a writer and director who is probably best known for the TV show House Of Payne. His plays and movies all have a deeply religious undertone and message to them. Coupled with a different view of Black America, Perry has wrestled with overcoming stereotypes and dealing with very real issues like cross racial relationships or fidelity and infidelity with both humor and faith like in "Why Did I Get Married." "The Family That Preys, (spell it), the newest Perry ...

511. Could We Start Again, Please? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

John 3:1-21

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J. Howard Olds

... it’s “Look who’s coming to our world!” Jesus Christ himself came to save us. He wants the very best for all of us. You’ve got to have spiritual eyes to see that. God is trying to introduce us to a whole new world view and we are stuck in an old world view. Why are we more interested in condemnation than regeneration? Spiritual birth is a gift to be received. II. Spiritual Birth Is A Life To Be Lived. We call it Transformation. “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, the ...

512. Proper 4

Lk 7:1-10 · Gal 1:1-10 · 1 Ki 8:22-23, 41-43 · Ps 96

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John R. Brokhoff

... of a pagan a hated Roman enemy v. 6. b. Faith is believing v. 6 the lowest, cheapest form of humanity v. 2. c. He praises an unbeliever's faith more than all others in the land v. 9. 3. Long distance call (7:1-10). Need: The common view is that to get help from Jesus you must come directly in contact with him, make your appeal, and confess your faith. This may happen, but in today's Gospel we have an exception. One needing Jesus' help may secure it by long distance through intermediaries. This will bring ...

513. Will I Really Live Forever?

John 11:18-27, 39-45

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J. Howard Olds

... with the least of these that I discover the great need for the simplest giving and sharing. If the least of these becomes the physical presence of Jesus among us, then every client becomes a guest, every patient becomes a child of God, every member must be viewed in the light of eternity. It transforms the way I see the world. Immortality keeps hope alive. David Clayton Thomas, with Blood, Sweat and Tears, sang years ago, “I know there ain’t no heaven but I pray there ain’t no hell.” In that kind of ...

514. Finding Our Place In All Creation

Job 38:1-18

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J. Howard Olds

... that we have the wrong person in charge of the world. IV. WE HAVE A CREATOR. You and I are God's creation. We are not gods and the quicker we discover it, the better we will understand life. I may have a point of view, you may have a point of view, but God has a view. Let God be God. How do you gain perspective in the midst of life? You remember not only that you are created, you remember that you have a creator. God is watching us; God is watching us not from a distance, but God is working ...

515. Wonderful Opportunities for Mission

Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)

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Mark Ellingsen

... and God's response to injustice. One of every sixteen verses in the New Testament, he contended, is about the poor.5 In view of the weight that the Bible gives this theme, I wonder why we don't have more focus on addressing poverty in ... it since God is so generous? I love the way that the ancient Christian theologian from Africa, Saint Augustine, once put it. In his view, life is best seen as a wayside inn. Christians are people who are then never captive to money and the world, because like travelers ...

516. A Man of the Moment

Genesis 25:19-34

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Stan Purdum

... a sneaky trick on him, he worked another seven. It could not have been easy, but he did it. Jacob was the brother through whom the people of Israel descended, and in part, he was able to fit into God's plan because he was willing to take the long view. • It is good to remember that about Jacob when we are inclined to be impulsive with our spending or to take our present good health for granted. Recall the proverbial old person in poor health who said, "If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd ...

517. A Question of Loyalty

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

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Timothy J. Smith

... and far with everyone who was anyone traveling to the historically significant site. Joshua, as you recall, led the people into the promised land after Moses had died. The people had lived in the promised land for quite some time when our lesson unfolds. The view from the mountaintop was spectacular. On a clear day, from the top of Ebal, the people could see almost all the way to Jerusalem some forty miles to the south. To the north, the snowcapped Mount Hermon was visible. Looking westward was the great ...

518. How Beautiful the Feet

Romans 10:5-15

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Larry Lange

... , the hostilities held between them and made them one. As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" - Romans 10:15As it is written, Howbeautifularethefeetofthosewhobringgoodnews! - Romans 10:15 For a while, the cleaning staff had another view of Judy's husband who came to visit directly from work. While he kneeled at Judy's bedside, the treads of his soles separated, dumping mud or stones or drying dirt on the floor that the law demanded the cleaning staff keep sterile ...

519. The Day God Voted

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

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David E. Leininger

... will lower our taxes or raise our benefits. The conventional political wisdom is that "People vote their pocketbooks." Does it matter that one candidate or another appears to have a vision for his or her constituency that parallels the biblical view of society? A view that stresses unselfishness, equal justice for all, a desire to defend those who cannot defend themselves, love for our neighbors, and caring for the poor and downtrodden? Does that outweigh our own pocketbook when we cast our votes? It should ...

520. Sex, Sex, and More Sex

Song of Songs 2:8-13

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David E. Leininger

... that contains our text might say Song of Songs or Canticles or Song of Solomon. So saying, it is not generally thought that King Solomon was the author - granted he was a lusty fellow with 700 wives and 300 concubines, but that in itself, in my view, would mitigate against his authorship (when would he have had time?). More likely, Solomon's name became attached to the book in some sort of dedication. The original-language title of this book (Song of Solomon) is a Hebrew way of talking about the finest song ...

521. Life in The Spirit

Romans 8:22-27

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Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

... we are asked to stay in the world, Paul reminds us that life in the Spirit will be characterized by struggle. Life in the spirit is not all sweetness and light — it is often marked by struggle. The power of the idols is so deeply rooted in our view of ourselves, and our view of God and the world, that we will often find ourselves in dilemma. This is not news to us — we know what Paul means when he says, "we groan inwardly while we wait for adoption." Paul's point here is not that we will fly away from ...

522. “Love Your Enemies” Doesn’t Mean Don’t Make Any

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Leonard Sweet

... down and relax. This is not a time to relax. Jesus made enemies by revealing an unflattering truth to people in power, to people who were perfectly poised to cause him great harm. Jesus offered the priests and elders an alternative world view, a view outside their tight circle of what was “acceptable” and “righteous.” Jesus showed them that God could not be contained within their small orbits of ritual observance and obedience. Jesus used John the Baptist’s “break-out” mission and message to ...

523. Love Your Enemies Doesn’t Mean Don’t Make Any

Matthew 21:23-27

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Leonard Sweet

524. The Place beyond Punishment

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... artificial light." From this punishment-loving world, we end up with deaths less merciful than we allow to dogs. If indeed the defining characteristic of the religious right and the punitive family is to punish spills, what is the defining characteristic of a more progressive view of pain and punishment? I think it is to name life as relationship. That is what Jesus was doing in going to Jerusalem: He was there to create a relationship with it. That will help my Mexican friend as well as help people who ...

525. Look God-ward

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James Packer

... to recognize his worth or worthiness; to look God-ward, and to acknowledge in all appropriate ways the value of what we see. The Bible calls this activity "glorifying God" or "giving glory to God," and views it as the ultimate end, and from one point of view, the whole duty of man (Ps. 29:2; 96:6; 1 Cor. 10:31). Scripture views the glorifying of God as a sixfold activity: praising God for all that he is and all his achievements; thanking him for his gifts and his goodness to us; asking him to meet our own ...

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